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Movie
The Comancheros
Synopsis
Based on a novel by Paul I. Wellman, The Comancheros stars John Wayne and Stuart Whitman as a Texas Ranger and roguish gambler, respectively. Reluctantly joining forces, Wayne and Whitman try to round up the "comancheros" -- renegade whites who've aligned with the Indians in smuggling guns and whisky. Ina Balin plays the daughter of comanchero chieftain Nehemiah Persoff, who rescues Stu and the Duke when they're captured by the renegades. After the anticipated climactic battle, Wayne allows Whitman and Balin -- fugitives from justice both--to ride into the sunset together. The last film directed by the estimable Michael Curtiz, The Comancheros is fine testosterone-laden entertainment. Keep an eye out for veteran western stars Bob Steele and Guinn "Big Boy" Williams in uncredited supporting roles. More than a few elements from The Comancheros would find their way into Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch, albeit without the happy ending.
Cast
- John Wayne
- Stuart Whitman
- Ina Balin
- Nehemiah Persoff
- Lee Marvin
- Michael Ansara
- Patrick Wayne
- Bruce Cabot
- Joan O'Brien
- Jack Elam
- Edgar Buchanan
- Henry Daniell
- Richard Devon
- Steve Baylor
- John Dierkes
- Roger Mobley
- Bob Steele
- Luisa Triana
- Iphigenie Castiglioni
- Aissa Wayne
- Harry Carey Jr.
- George J. Lewis
- Tom Hennessy
- Jackie Cubat
- Leigh Snowden
- Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
- Gregg Palmer
- Don Brodie
- Jon Lormer
- Phil Arnold
- Alan Carney
- Ralph Volkie
- Dennis Cole
- Paul Wellman
- Clair Huffaker
- Alfred Bruzlin
- Marjorie Best
- Robert Priestley
- Walter Scott
- Louis Loeffler
- Alfred Ybarra
- James Edward Grant
- William Clothier
- Jack Martin Smith
- Hal Belfer